Mary's Musings

I find that glorious, heavenly truth is often discovered in the ordinary, everyday happenings in life. And when it does, I get to musing and writing about it. So, here you’ll find Truth that transforms wrapped in stories that stir the soul. As you read along, you may find yourself pondering awhile or just indulging in a hearty laugh out loud. And that’s okay. Because even deep oceans have shallow shores.

On the morning of my assigned ‘show and tell’ day in grammar school, I grabbed a funky looking, turquoise ash tray from our hardwood coffee table in the living room. Mom said she’d purchased it on a trip to Mexico during a time when it was fashionable for a lady to smoke. As hoped, my […]

Jesus replied, “If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching. My Father will love him and we will make our home with him.” John 14:23 I’ll never forget my mother’s repeated plea. As she succumbed to increasingly tangled thoughts in her brain, no thanks to Altzheimer’s disease, she’d stare at nothing on the wall, […]

“It sounds so easy to talk about “resting in the Lord” and “waiting patiently for Him” until the nest is upset.” Oswald Chambers, July 4 I’m pretty fond of my nest, thank you very much. In it, I’ve placed my husband, my four children, my girlfriends, my little community, the holy huddle of my church […]

The enemy boasted, “I will pursue, I will overtake them. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them.” Exodus 15:9 I’ve discovered another problem with the Devil. He has Binge Eating Disorder (BED). According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5, 2013, https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/binge-eating-disorder), individuals with BED display some or […]

“I tell you the truth, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.” Matthew 5:26 In Matthew’s gospel story, a man was being taken to court by his adversary (def: “One’s opponent in a contest, conflict or dispute”). The guy was at risk for being tossed into prison unless he settled […]